Hammerwich

Hammerwich

From top left: Hammerwich Mill; Hall Lane; St John Baptist Church; Hammerwich railway station.
Hammerwich
 Hammerwich shown within Staffordshire
Population 3,818 (Census 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSK065075
DistrictLichfield
Shire countyStaffordshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BURNTWOOD
Postcode district WS7
Dialling code 01543
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentLichfield
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire

Coordinates: 52°39′58″N 1°54′04″W / 52.666°N 1.901°W / 52.666; -1.901

Hammerwich is a village and civil parish[2] in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. It is situated to the south east of Burntwood.

The name may derive from the Old English hamor (by a hill) and wic (place), or possibly, 'a smith's workshop' or 'a hammer-making workshop'.[3]

Charcoal burning, nail making, agriculture and coal mining have all been prevalent in the village over the years.

Amenities in the village at present include a post office, community centre, a Women's Institute hall and a church called St.John the Baptist. There are also numerous green lanes, footpaths and streams in the surrounding countryside.

In July 2009 the Staffordshire Hoard, a large collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver was found 0.7 miles south west of the village in a field owned by Fred Johnson within the parish.[4]

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See also

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  3. "Hammerwich". Key To English Place Names. English Place Name Society. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  4. "Minutes of the 13 October 2009 Meeting of Lichfield District Council" (PDF). Lichfield District Council. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

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